Doyle v. Doyle
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. This was an action for divorce commenced May 1, 1852. The ground of the action was such cruel and barbarous treatment as to endanger the life of the plaintiff, the husband, and the offering of such indignities to his person as to render his condition intolerable.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. This was an action for divorce commenced May 1, 1852. The ground of the action was such cruel and barbarous treatment as to endanger the life of the plaintiff, the husband, and the offering of such indignities to his person as to render his condition intolerable. Particular acts of violence were alleged«extending through a period of time commencing in May, 1848, and ending April 29, 1852. Defendant in her answer alleged various acts of violence and cruel treatment on the part of the husband, and gave an entirely different version to the matters alleged in…
1Opinion of the CourtScott, Judge
This is a petition for a divorce by the husband for alleged cruelty towards him on the part of the wife. It is obvious that in cases of such kind the attention can not be confined to the particular act or acts alleged as a ground for a divorce, but the inquiry must necessarily involve the conduct of the parties to each other for the period during which it is alleged that the misconduct took place. It is not like the case of a bill for divorce for adultery or any other specific act, on the proof of which the complainant by law becomes entitled to a divorce, but the cruelty in most cases which…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Boatner v. ScottSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1842
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